News and Advocacy

Kia Banks Addresses Chicago Board of Education

Good morning, I don’t have to tell you school leaders in Chicago Public Schools are busy people.

CPAA Thanks Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova on Her Next Chapter

The Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA), the union representing Chicago’s principals and assistant principals, extend

DOE’s Withholding of $6.9 Billion in FY2025 K-12 Funding Threatens Student Success and Paralyzes School Systems Nationwide

School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.

Chasing the Dream of Equity

A new Economic Policy Institute report shows that racial economic disparities have persisted with limited policy focus on racial equity. Sixty years after the March on Washington, policy has failed to meet the economic demands.

America’s Unions Continue the March Toward Justice

Corporations and extremist politicians and judges are bent on dividing us and erasing the progress.

Puerto Rico School Leaders Back Decentralization of Educational System

Any reforms within an educational system that have the potential to elevate student learning, foster accomplishments and concurrently empower local educators represent a positive stride in the correct direction.

Welcome Back to School

Even now we feel some excitement, though we still feel the aftershock of the pandemic, and continue to experience its impact on student learning.

Join the March on Washington, 60 Years Later

This year’s March on Washington 60th anniversary event is a continuation, not a commemoration.

And when it's time to show up for equality, freedom and justice, the labor movement delivers. That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for this inspiring event.

Here are the details:

Labor Continues the March Toward Justice
Where: Lincoln Memorial
When: Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023
Program: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
March: 1–3 p.m.

SchoolSafety.gov Launches New Resources

Visit the new safe school, back-to-school education campaign highlighting federal school safety resources and evidence-based practices, launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ).